Archive for July, 2007

Alcazar

The royal of Alacazar is one of the oldest in Europe, declared bu UNESCO as Patrimony of Humanity, its a real jewel

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Posted by Joelle in Andalusia, Travel

Frank O’Gehry knows Better

Hotel Marques De Riscal was designed by renowned architect, Frank O. Gehry, in an attempt to redefine the traditional image of winery regions in Spain.

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Posted by Joelle in Hospitality

Reflections from an Andalusian Heart

It’s only after you search within yourself and your traveling that you can find, if it’s what you need to find, the true place of your origin. When you arrive in a site and feel a strong sense of affinity with the air, the climate, the music, the way people walk in the street, you can be sure it’s probably where “home” is.

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Posted by Joelle in Andalusia, Travel

Arab Bath

They say in Brazil, God is Brazilian, but trust me Allah knew what he was doing when he created Andalusia and its Arab Baths.

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Posted by Joelle in Andalusia, Hospitality, Travel

Casas de la Juderia Por Favor!

This small hotel, in heart of the old Barrio of Santa Cruz, near the Alamedas de las Cruzes, the magnificent Catedral, the Iglesia Santa Maria La Blanca and San Bartolome, lays in a street called La Juderia the old Jewish Quarter, at a time where Jews, Muslims and Christians all lived in Seville with no major difficulties.

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Posted by Joelle in Andalusia, Hospitality, Travel

Gypsy is Back!

Flamenco icon and world-renowned dancer, Soledad Barrio drove me mad when she danced at my feet during her New York performance Noche Flamenca.

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Posted by Joelle in Andalusia, Music, Travel

Ja’el the Heroine and Salah-El-Din, Prince of Islam, Warriors of Peace

Jael was a biblical figure that killed Sisera to deliver tyrannized Israel from the cruel troops of King Jabin. She lived in the desert, like many other women in gypsy-like tents, as a good gypsy named Joelle (Jael in Hebrew).

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Posted by Joelle in Lifestyle, São Paulo